GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League warned that the obstructists, who want to prevent January 5 election, would be prevented.She came up with the warning in a meeting with party activists at Shaheed Minar premises of Kotalipara in the district at

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action of Battalion (RAB), Police and Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in drives nabbed 150 listed and accused persons from different thanas in capital’s Mirpur area between Thursday midnight and early Friday.They were detained from Mirpur, Darussalam, Rupnagar,

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena met wife of BNP chairperson`s adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo. Sources said that Mozena went to the residence of Mintoo, former president of FBCCI, at Gulshan Avenue on Thursday afternoon. US ambassador talked to Nasrin Awal Mintoo, the wife of Abdul

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed said Russia would not send any observer for the upcoming 10th parliamentary elections as they will observe holiday till January 11 for Christmas Day.CEC came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists after a meeting

DHAKA: A new political alliance named ‘National Democratic Front’ (NDF) has been formed led by Krishak Sramik Janata League President Bangabir Kader Siddique.Leaders of the alliance announced the formation of new political alliance in a press conference at Jatiya Press Club on

JESSORE: The members of law enforcement agency arrested district Jamaat General Secretary Master Nurunnabi on Thursday.He was arrested from Railraod area in the town on Thursday evening.Assistant Superintendent of Police (Sadar) Reshma Sharmin confirmed the matter to banglanews.Police

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah and Dhaka city BNP Convener Sadek Hossain Khoka were sent to jail after two-day remand in a case of instigating on May 5 Hefajat rally violence.Metropolitan magistrate Mustafizur Rahman passed the order on Thursday.Earlier in

DHAKA: Opposition BNP lawmaker Shammi Akhter and senior leader Sarder Sakhawat Hossain Bakul were sent to jail in a case of arson and vandalism.Metropolitan magistrate Maruf Hossain passed the order after hearing on the case on Thursday afternoon.The court also directed investigation

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency confined Nayapaltan office and Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s residence and her Gulshan party office in the city.On Wednesday, some senior leaders of the party among former BNP MP Sarder Sakhawat Hossain Bakul and BNP MP Shammi Akter were detained while they

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government would not prevent ‘March for Democracy’ if it is nonviolent “The government does not have any objection on BNP rally if they stage their nonviolent rally approved by the election commission,” he said.The

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Joint Secretary General Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon was arrested in city’s Segunbagicha area on Thursday afternoon.   Detective Branch (DB) of Metropolitan Police held him around 4:20pm and he was taken to DB office in the city, said Joint Commissioner of DB

DHAKA: Joint forces held 220 people in their ongoing drives across the country during the time from Wednesday midnight to Thursday noon.In capital, they held 20 people from different spots of the city in a nightlong drive.In Gazipur, law enforcers, in 24-hour drives, nabbed 130 people

BAGERHAT: A leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was held by law enforcers from Puratan Bazar area of the district town on Thursday morning. The detainee was identified as Advocate Mostaim Billa, 41, secretary of Bagerhat municipal unit of Jamaat-e-Islami and resident of Baroipara union under Sadar

RAJSHAHI:  At least nine police men were injured as miscreants threw cocktails at a running police van in Sonadigi more area of the divisional city on Thursday noon.Amongst the injured—the condition of constables Siddartha, Shahariar, Ananda is critical while policemen Tuhid, Rafi,

DHAKA: President of Liberal Democratic Party Colonel (retd.) Dr Oli Ahmad got exemption from the corruption case regarding submission of wealth statement.Justice Mozammel Haque of Dhaka-2 special judge court passed the order on Thursday.BDST: 1236 HRS, DEC 26, 2013    Edited by: AM

GAZIPUR: Law enforcers, in 24-hour drives, nabbed 130 people from different upazilas of district apprehending the deterioration of law and order situation.The identity of the detainees could not be disclosed but most of them are leaders and activists of opposition party.District police

JESSORE: Law enforcers, in special drives, detained 55 people including 14 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different upazalis of the district between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.The identity of the detainees could not be disclosed immediately.Assistant Police Super

DHAKA: Police arrested four men of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its ward unit president and secretary, from west Hazipara area in capital’s Rampura area on Wednesday night.The detainees are- president of ward no.55 unit of Shibir Mostafa Kamal,

JOYPURHAT: Law enforcers, in separate drives, detained 15 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from various Upazilas in the district between Wednesday midnight and early Thursday.The identity of the detained could not be known immediately.On duty police constable Shipon Ahmed told

COX’S BAZAR: Members of Rapid Action Battalion nabbed Ukhia upazila secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami from his Morichya village home under the upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The detainee is identified as Sultan Ahmed, 37.RAB-7 Cox’s Bazar camp In-charge Major Kadir Rashedul